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So i just started getting into this singer called V V Brown that had a somewhat hit song in 2009 "Shark In The Water" and when i was reading on her some articles mentioned that she did bgv for Madonna, but i could not find any info on that, does anyone know anything about it? 

 

The Guardian - "2001[VV Brown] Takes her A-levels a year early and moves to London to try to get a record deal. Sings backing vocals for Madonna and Westlife." https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jun/21/vv-brown-interview

BBC News - "Madonna's backing singer goes global - V V Brown used to be a backing singer for the Pussycat Dolls and Madonna, now she is famous for writing and performing her own songs." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8162615.stm

BBC News again - "During her time in LA, she managed to score backing vocals for Madonna, the Pussycat Dolls and Westlife." https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-10000534

SFGATE - "It's a dazzling introduction to an artist who spent two years in Los Angeles singing backup vocals for Madonna and the Pussycat Dolls and vehemently kicking against a possible career path as a Beyoncé clone." https://www.sfgate.com/music/popquiz/article/V-V-Brown-3274442.php

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She went to LA and her agent/boyfriend got her few gigs.

She did like TV performances and backing for Madonna, l think she mentioned some TV show or such in an interview.

But nothing like working for Madonna, more like an arrangement for a TV performance.

Her first album was a big pre-made production to sell at the time Mark Ronson was adding his swing sound to everything. And you have Noisettes, Duffy, Amy Winehouse and similar bands at the time.

She got really depressed and hate all of that and vanished for a while and came back with two more experimental albums, with a trip-hop vibe.

I personally like Glitch the third album.

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"Samson & Delilah" was a masterpiece. The first two tracks were called "Substitute for Love" and "Nothing Really Matters", so make of that what you will ;) The third album I strongly disliked because it lacked some actual music in lieu of a vague indie-sounding electronica. 
She seems to be an extremely messy artist somehow, really hard to grasp and enjoy, since she announced her retirement, came back, argued with people on the forums, had a recent Kickstarter which almost no one understood was for... Anyway, I'm extremely grateful for that record, it was her 10/10, shining beacon of an album.

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